According to information from Parisian revealed this Tuesday, December 3, 2024, the atmosphere is particularly tense on the Vitaa tour. The reason? The presence of Slimane on a few dates, which greatly displeases the many technicians who clearly do not have a say.
For several weeks, the Vitaa tour has been marked by controversy surrounding Slimane, accused of sexual assault and sexual harassment by two technicians who collaborated on his previous shows. Despite the fact that the singer benefits from the presumption of innocence, these allegations have reignited tensions among the Vitaa technical team, which is opposed to its participation in the Accor Arena concert scheduled for this Wednesday, December 4, 2024 as reported by our colleagues from Parisian. The disagreement reportedly broke out in Dijon, where Slimane was initially due to join Vitaa on stage to perform two tracks from their album Versus. Faced with the revolt of the technicians, his performance was canceled, officially for logistical reasons. However, production confirmed its presence in Paris, which brought the conflict back to the table. Technicians denounce a situation that they consider untenable: “We do not want to put an artist targeted by such accusations on a pedestal,” confides one of them.
Do technicians receive pressure?
The decision to keep Slimane on stage led to significant pressure on the technicians. Some are considering exercising their right of withdrawal, but the production, notably Play Two Live and Indifférence Prod, would have threatened legal action and professional reprisals, according to several testimonies. These pressures fuel an atmosphere “heavy, even deleterious”, where technicians fear for their future. One of them declares: “Some risk being blacklisted or losing contracts.” Despite these threats, the technical team chose to publicize the matter, pointing out a situation that they equate to harassment. If Slimane is due to perform this Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at the Accor Arena, this troubled context continues to tarnish the atmosphere of the tour, putting a strain on solidarity within the team and the image of this series of concerts .
